Gilad Erdan

'Real Right, real enlistment': Former UN amb. Gilad Erdan announces name of new 'Unity Party'

Former Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan announced on Tuesday that his new right-wing party will be called the Unity Party, with the slogan "Real right. Real enlistment."

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Gilad Erdan announces new political party with Yuli Edelstein on August 6, 2026.
Beit Shemesh mayor and Mayoral candidate Aliza Bloch seen during the second round of Municipal Elections, in Beit Shemesh, March 10, 2024.

Israeli elections: Ex-mayor of Beit Shemesh Aliza Bloch joins Erdan, Edelstein's right-wing party

Announcing her jump into national politics, the former mayor expressed her ambition to become the next education minister.

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Former UN ambassador Gilad Erdan at a press conference in Tel Aviv announcing the establishment of a new right-wing party under his and MK Yuli Edelstein's leadership ahead of the upcoming general elections, August 6, 2026.

Israeli gov't abandoned PR war, needs ‘army of hasbara’ led by ‘chief of staff’ - interview

"I know exactly what should be done," said Erdan. "I have a comprehensive plan on how we should work there to portray Israel in the right way, [and] how to be on the offensive."

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Gilad Erdan announces new political party with Yuli Edelstein on August 6, 2026.

'Right, enlistment, unity': Ex-UN ambassador Gilad Erdan launches new party with Edelstein

Erdan said in May that he was working toward establishing a new right-wing party said and that he sees himself as a candidate for premier in a post-Netanyahu era.

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Eitan Neishlos in Washington, addresses Congress

Neishlos, a grandson of Holocaust survivors, sees a clear parallel between the images emerging from the war and those from the Holocaust.

NOVEMBER 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
EITAN NEISHLOS speaks at a ‘Jerusalem Post’ event on Capitol Hill with senior members of Congress, November 2023.

In defense of Gilad Erdan's yellow star - opinion

Erdan braved the bullets that he had to know would come his way when he made the forbidden, third-rail Holocaust parallel. Yet, if ever there was a time to do so, it was now.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan and other members of the Israeli delegation wear a yellow Star of David at the UN Security Council last week.

‘Hamas exploits ambulances for terror:’ Israeli envoy slams UN chief

Gutteres was among the first to condemn Israel last month after a false report that a supposed Israeli airstrike had struck the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan shows a video on a portable device as he speaks to an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023.

Israeli ambassador criticized for wearing yellow star at UN

"We were deeply saddened to witness members of the Israeli delegation to the UN donning yellow badges," Dayan stated on Tuesday.

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN, GADI ZAIG
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addresses the United Nations Security Council as the Council meets to discuss the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., February 20, 2023.

Erdan blasts Hamas final solution wearing yellow star at UNSC

"'Never again' happened again," Erdan said, and that "Khamenei is playing the role of Adolf Hitler."

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByGADI ZAIG, ZVIKA KLEIN, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan wears a yellow Star of David at the UN Security Council on October 30, 2023.

Erdan shows UNGA video of Hamas decapitation at ceasefire debate

Gilad Erdan spoke during the start of a two-day debate on a cease-fire for the Gaza War that began on October 7 when Hamas infiltrated southern Israel.

OCTOBER 26, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan shows a video on a portable device as he speaks to an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023.

Guterres: I didn't justify Hamas terror

Israel's ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan called for Guterres to resign and reissued that call against him on Wednesday after Guterres’ statement.

OCTOBER 25, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference, ahead of G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, September 8, 2023.

Israeli FM: Meeting with UN head canceled after defending Hamas massacre

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan called for Antonio Guterres to resign.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks during a meeting on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at UN headquarters in New York, US, October 24, 2023

At UN, Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options

Guterres briefed the 15-member UN Security Council behind closed doors on Friday.

OCTOBER 14, 2023ByREUTERS
RIYAD MANSOUR, permanent observer of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council in a meeting held after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount, earlier this month

Israeli military warns Gazans to relocate south for safety

The call to evacuate came ahead of an anticipated ground invasion of the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war with Hamas.

OCTOBER 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza, October 13, 2023.